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About the webinar
As we navigate complex and shifting landscapes in global refugee protection, this series aims to shed light on the significant yet often overlooked role of non-signatory states in shaping and responding to international refugee law.
This webinar will examine the enduring impacts of colonial legacies on the governance and treatment of refugees in non-signatory states. We will engage the participants to explore how these legacies continue to shape the current landscape of refugee protection, with an emphasis on legal, historical, and critical perspectives to address present challenges and envision future solutions. The session will also highlight key trends in the development of alternative protection regimes that are sensitive to local social and political contexts. In addition, we will discuss postcolonial and TWAIL approaches that critique the Eurocentric bias in refugee law scholarship.
The webinar is open to all, but registration is required. After registration, you will receive a Zoom link to the webinar.
Speakers
Dr. Natalie Dietrich Jones is Senior Research Fellow at the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies (SALISES) at the University of the West Indies Mona campus.
Dr. Brian Barbour is an Affiliate at the Andrew & Renata Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and currently serves as Senior Refugee Protection Advisor at Act for Peace.
Bilal Dewansyah is a PhD candidate at the Van Vollenhoven Institute for Law, Governance and Society (VVI), Leiden University’s law school, and an Assistant Professor at Constitutional Law Department, Faculty of Law, Universitas Padjadjaran (Unpad), Indonesia.
Dr. Arjumand Bano Kazmi is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Faculty of Law, University of Oslo. She will moderate the webinar in her capacity as co-editor of the Non-signatory States in International Refugee Law.